This may sound like I'm Buzzfeed incarnate, but I believe that it's the way that mainstream media and pop culture personifies men as big strong tough guys with raging testosterone.
Well, you're not wrong imo. There's also another thing, and here I disagree with feminists when they say that men don't understand that no means no, I think most of them do, however I do think there is a certain mindset among some guys that no means "she's just playing hard to get" which can get annoying when a dude you're not interested in follows you everywhere because he thinks you're just being coy.
Basically, guys, you can show your emotions, you don't have to pretend to be a big strong man who always gets what he wants, most people can see through that act anyway and it's bad for your psyche. Treat yourselves well, y'all.
Is this actually a thing? My boyfriend turns me down too when he's just not feeling like it or when he's tired or something, and I turn him down when I'm tired too. Neither of us make it a big deal, we get it, sometimes you're just too tired or feeling sick or something. Mutual understanding, y'all.
Thats the point. They don't get asked. Guys dont get asked for consent because its usually assumed they want it all the time, so people act like guys are defective when they dont want to do it
Basically, guys, you can show your emotions, you don't have to pretend to be a big strong man who always gets what he wants, most people can see through that act anyway and it's bad for your psyche. Treat yourselves well, y'all.